Video: Community gathers to honor Martin Luther King Jr. in Eatonville People around Central Florida are honoring Martin Luther King Jr. this weekend, ahead of Monday’s holiday. (WFTV)
Orlando
Orlando canceled its planned MLK Jr. parade that was set for Saturday, and instead held a community showcase to celebrate King’s legacy outside of the Dr. Phillips Center.
The YMCA of Central Florida, the Southwest Orlando Jaycees and the Mayor’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission presented the 2022 Arthur “Pappy” Kennedy Prayer Breakfast on Monday morning. The annual breakfast featured Dr. Vikki Kennedy Johnson as the event speaker for the virtual event.
Alpha Kappa Alpha and Psi Theta Omega hosted a MLK drive-thru toiletry collection on Monday at Saint Mark AME Church in Orlando.
Marion County
Hundreds of Ocala residents took part in the city’s annual MLK parade down West Silver Springs Boulevard Monday morning. They assembled on streets leading to the city center and then set off westward along Silver Springs Boulevard, led by a police honor guard. The march ended at Webb Field at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
MLK March Community members came together for an MLK March on Monday in Daytona Beach. The march started at Allen Chapel AME Church. (WFTV Staff)
MLK March Community members came together for an MLK March on Monday in Daytona Beach. The march started at Allen Chapel AME Church. (WFTV Staff)
MLK March Community members came together for an MLK March on Monday in Daytona Beach. The march started at Allen Chapel AME Church. (WFTV Staff)
MLK March Community members came together for an MLK March on Monday in Daytona Beach. The march started at Allen Chapel AME Church. (WFTV Staff)
Clermont MLK event Christian Men in Action and the city of Clermont presented “Living The Dream,” a celebration commemorating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday. (WFTV Staff)
Clermont MLK event Christian Men in Action and the city of Clermont presented “Living The Dream,” a celebration commemorating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday. (WFTV Staff)
Clermont MLK event Christian Men in Action and the city of Clermont presented “Living The Dream,” a celebration commemorating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday. (WFTV Staff)
Clermont MLK event Christian Men in Action and the city of Clermont presented “Living The Dream,” a celebration commemorating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday. (WFTV Staff)
Clermont MLK event Christian Men in Action and the city of Clermont presented “Living The Dream,” a celebration commemorating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday. (WFTV Staff)
Clermont MLK event Christian Men in Action and the city of Clermont presented “Living The Dream,” a celebration commemorating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday. (WFTV Staff)
Clermont
Christian Men in Action and the city of Clermont presented “Living The Dream,” a celebration commemorating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday. The event included food and live entertainment.
Photos: Nation pays tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. Yolanda Renee King, Arndrea Waters King and eldest son Martin Luther King III speak during a rally ahead of the Peace Walk in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 17, 2022, in Washington, D.C. (Brian Stukes/Getty Images)
Photos: Nation pays tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. The Rev. Dr. Bernice A. King attends the 2022 King Holiday Observance Beloved Community Commemorative Service at Ebenezer Baptist Church on January 17, 2022, in Atlanta. (Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
Photos: Nation pays tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. The tomb of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King is seen during the early morning hour of 2022 King Holiday Observance Beloved Community Commemorative Service at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center & National Historic Site on January 17, 2022, in Atlanta. (Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
Photos: Nation pays tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden pack food boxes while volunteering in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, at Philabundance, a hunger relief organization, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 16, 2022. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: Nation pays tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks on Martin Luther King Jr. Day from the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on January 17, 2022, in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Photos: Nation pays tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. Sculptor Max Zuleta assembles an ice sculpture of Martin Luther King Jr. prior to a ceremony where the last few blocks of what was Third Street downtown that have been renamed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive at its intersection with W. Wisconsin Ave. on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022, in Milwaukee, Wis. (Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)
Photos: Nation pays tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. Members of the Utah Jazz wear tops in honor of Martin Luther King day as they stand for the National Anthem before the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Photos: Nation pays tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. A view of the shirt worn by Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics to honor Martin Luther King Day before the game between against the New Orleans Pelicans on January 17, 2022, at the TD Garden in Boston. (Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images)
Photos: Nation pays tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. Visitors look to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial as snow falls in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Photos: Nation pays tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. Shelby Batch, 12, of California, clears snow from the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Sarah Wilson joined WFTV Channel 9 in 2018 as a digital producer after working as an award-winning newspaper reporter for nearly a decade in various communities across Central Florida.
